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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 143, The Timothy Sainsbury Gallery

Jug

ca. 1963-1965 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stoneware, made by Gugong Bong and decorated by Michael Cardew at the Pottery Training Centre, Abuja, Nigeria, about 1963-65


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Materials and techniques
While most decoration at Abuja was drawn through slip, some pots like this one were covered with a white slip and zircon glaze to provide a ground for painting.
Brief description
Stoneware, made by Gugong Bong and decorated by Michael Cardew at the Pottery Training Centre, Abuja, Nigeria, about 1963-65
Credit line
Given by Michael O'Brien
Collection
Accession number
C.60-2008

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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